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' Patentdflugr 1891 uger u claims.

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ESIPEGEFECATZQH forming part of Letters latenthlo. 457,554, dated August Ill, 1891;

Original application iiled January 23,1891, Serial No. 378,752. Divided and this application filed March 11, 1891. Serial No.

' 384,536. (No model.)

To aZZ- whom may concern:

Be it known that i, EVERETT D. MOORE, of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Gil Projectile and Distributer, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyiu g drawings, is a specification.

lily invention relates to improvements in means or apparatus for savinglife and property during storms in harbors, along the coast,

or at n sea and it particularly relates to the rge of oil into the sea, whereby there produced a smooth surface which is in-is hen-the surface of the sea is violently acted upon by the wind.

" ily invention consists of certain features reinafter described, and pointed out in the This application is a division of my appli- -caticn for an oil projectile and distributer filed January 23, 1891, Serial No. 378,752, and relates particularly to the construction shown in Figure 5 of the application referred to.

In the drawings, which illustrate my invention, Fig. 1 is a vertical central section through tlie projectile and distributer. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the projectile and distribu-ter in position ready to be pro.- jected.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the drawings. 7

In order to utilize the Well-known property of oil for producing asmooth surface on water which has been broken by the wind, I have constructed an oil projectile and dis tributer for carrying oil in bulk; and it consists of a shell a, having at cne end an opening a, leading inioft-hc oil-chambered. Through the opening a the chamber m is passed into the oil-chamber a and t the endwithinthe chamber a has the suction-pipe 71, Working on a swivel-joint, said suction-pipe having a Weight g on its free end, so as to always keep said end in the oil in case or" the projectile turning in the Water. The other end n? of the chamber m is screw-threaded, so as to fit the threads in the opening a and thereby make a tight joint. Within the chamber m n by the Wind, is usually the it the rod d forward and the piston n inward works the pump-piston it, having attached 5o thereto a hollow piston-rod n, sliding through the striding-box n, and has secured thereto an arm 0, which is pivotally attached to the rocking lever b, swinging onapivot 7o, mounted in standards'i. From the other end of 55 the lever Z) a rod d, pivotally mounted upon the said lever, extends rcarwardly and is .19, the collar 6, and. when the rope is slackened the spring f throws the collar and with The pulling and slacking of the rope actu-' ates through the intervening mechanism pump, so that the oil is drawn from the chambera through the suction-pipe 7L, into the chamber m by the forward movement of the piston or, and as the piston n is returned by the action of the spring f the oil passes 7: through the port in the piston controlled by I the valve 91 and out througlrtlie hollow piston-rod to the Water. The valve Z controls thefiow of the oil to the chamber m from the chamber a through the suction-pipe h.

Q represents a mortar or other suitable device, in which the. projectile and distributer is placed and discharged therefrom by powder, compressed air, or any suitable means,- carrying with it the rope p and rings p. a

I deem it expedient for coast service to make the specific gravity of the device such that it Will sink beneath the surface of the water in order to avoid currents. This, however, is immaterial, as Izmay make it to sink 90 or to float, as may be desirable.

In case it should be impossible to throw the projcctilefor Want of proper facilities the distributor could be carried by a boat as near as possiblefto the ship and dropped 5 overboard and operated by persons in the boat or at a distance, so that as the surface became smooth by means of the discharged property transferred to the shore or other ship, so that my invent-ion is not only a projectile and distributor, but also a, distributer adapted to discharge oil when being drawn through the water.

I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction shown, as the same may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus ascertained the nature and described the construction of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An oil projectile and distributer having an oil-chamber and adapted to be projected to a distance, a piston-chamber within the oil-chamber and connected therewith, and means for actuating the piston to draw the oil into the piston-chamber upon the forward stroke of the piston and upon the return stroke to force the oil through the hollow piston and hollow piston-rod to the water, for the phf pose set forth.

2. An oil projectile and distributer adapted to be projected to a distance and having a piston chamber within the oil/, chamber, a connection between the oil-chamber arid the piston-chamber working on a swivel-joint, and means for actuating the piston to draw oil into the piston-chamber upon the forward stroke of the piston and upon the return stroke to force the oil through the hollow piston and hollow piston-rod to the water, for the purpose set forth.

' 3. An oil projectile and distributer adapted to be projected to a distance and having a piston-chamber within the oilchamber, a valved connection between the oil-chamber and the piston-chamber working on a swiveljoint and having on its free end a weight to keep said end immersed in the oil, and means for actuating the piston to draw oil into the piston-chamber upon the forward stroke of the piston and upon the return stroke to force the oil through the hollow piston and hollow piston-rod to the water, for the purpose set forth.

4. An oil projectile and distributor adapted to be projected to a distance and having a piston-chamber within the oil-chamber, abollow piston working in said piston-chamber, and a hollow piston-rod connected at one end to the piston and at the other to a rocking lever, said lever being mounted upon a standard or standards extending from the front end of the projectile, the other end of the lever being connected to a rod which extends rearwardly and is connected to a sleeve sliding on a rod to which is attached the rope for actuating the pump from a distance, for the purpose set forth.

5. An oilprojectile and distributer adapted to be projected to a distance and having a piston-chamber within the oil-chamber, and a hollow piston-rod connectedto a hollow piston and at its other end to a rocking lever, from the opposite end of which extends rearwardly a rod connected to a sleeve, against which a 7 0 spring bears to force the piston to its inward position, said sleeve sliding'on a rod to,which is attached the rope for actuating the pump, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof LEVERETTD. MOORE, have signed inyname to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 3d day of March, A. I). 1891..

EVERETT I). MOORE.

\Vitnesses:

R. E. SCALLY, G. E. PEARDUN. 

